Let's talk about Bob... the good things about him.

[valroize]

I'm Level 26 going 27 in A-Specs but Bob is already Level 30 [in B-Specs]
Bob finished: 1. Like the Wind both races. 2. American Championship. 3. Historic racing Cup. All Endurance up to Level 30 as of the present.

Bob's Status:
Temper: Cool.
Nationality: Japan as his name is G. Hirano.

Completed Like the Wind with ZR1 09', Historic Cup with Toyota 7. (PS: he did not crash at the chicane after the tunnel in Cote not even once as opposed to what I read in the exixting forums. He was Level 25 then.

Like the wind: I used a different strategy leaving Bob in 2-3place up untill the last 2 laps... that I told him to overtake the LM cars. He won by just a fraction of a second. By keeping him on 2-3 place her can keep up the first 5 cars with ease as he knows how to slipstream (he does that on his own as if he has "Some" instinct on how to do it.] the LM cars can simply overtake Bob on straights because he's driving a ZR1 09'. I suggest using "some" strategy, the right cars/set of wheels and transmission changes will help Bob win races more effectively.

Finished American Challenge with Jeff Gordon's #20 NASCAR.

I guess, it was the way I managed him and the cars I gave him to drive to race for me.

How I trained My B-Specs counterpart:

1. I try to give him a [Not too poweful] cars to drive in the competition/races.
2. I stayed with him all the way to the last lap of every race, giving him instructions [the four bottons, pace up/down, maintain position and Overtake According as I see fit.
3. I never give him the same command If he responded correctly.
4. Being forgiving/patient with him.

As my B-Specs driver is cool tempered... I kept in mind that he is a "Defensive Driver". So he won't crash his car to other A1 Controlled Cars "just" to overtake. I ONLY instruct him to Overtake If he's already pushing the car in front and won't execute the overtaking as he ought to be doing.

As of now, Bob had never failed me in any races we finished up to the Level 30 Endurance races.

Now, he's Level 30, I'll be letting him tackle the Nascar Race Series and will tell you how he did.

Thanks for reading.

Please share your "Good" experiences with your Bob, and how you trained with him. I prefer to see your feedbacks regarding a "Hot Headed Bob" thanks!

 

[SirAlanClive]

the only true test of Bob is a timetrial. Winning is a no-brainer. All of us doing the SLS comp are amazed how guys are getting the top times. Those are a result of best stats (cornering braking etc) for the particular track, the level of Bob and your b-spec level, combined with accuracy of instructions given.

The following assumes plenty of physical strength, cos we never lose more that 10% on these tracks (5 laps each)

Accuracy of instructions given is a three pronged fork as it were....
Each track has places where Bob will react to upcoming physical things like corners etc., and giving instructions accurately here will make him brake late or hold a gear longer to give that little more.
Other cars will affect how Bob does his thing so factoring these in is also important...Might be better with a overtake on one round where a speed up will do in another round etc...
The state of Bob's mind and the direction the state is moving affects how he takes his orders. Maintain pace is probably the most underrated instruction.

The easiest way to experience this is the oval....just after the start line, before the first corner, bob will brake (and even downshift). Play with the increase pace just before this and see how he takes that corner. (I'm assuming he's at least 25ish so he doesn't take the wall!). Halfway through that half-circle he prepares to hit the straight and again adjusts his speed. The best tech should be slower into the first corner so he can max out on the second corner and thus the straight. So where should you increase pace? You can't do both unless you hit the first one way back before the start line so you're ready for the second one. Repeat this on the other side of the ring.
I'm at 4.59.xxx and 20 ish in my area on the oval while the best are at 4.56ish for 5 laps. The diff is my bob and my technique :-(
We use what people call 'the rubber band' effect (drafting) as the crucial tool to get fast times, very like the S licence tests, but then Bob's got to be just 'there' at the right time.

 

[Rich S]

My Lvl 34 guy can do sub 5 mins at the 24 hour Nurburgring course in the X2010. Pretty good driving, but his passing is still horrible. The game should have allowed for AI to become as good as the Gold example Video in the Sebastion Vettel challenge.

 

[Harley45]

The Good Things about Bob.........Oh yeah i've finished B-Spec 👍

 

[ElSecundo]

I have 4 Bobs, none over 16th level. One of them just won all 5 races in the Gran Turismo All-Stars, and in all 5 races, executed passes beautifully.

It seems that one of the biggest things I've learned so far in B-spec is that the B-spec driver has to be given an opportunity to succeed. He can't pass where no passing opportunity exists, so if it's a bad place to pass in A-spec, it's a good bet that it's not worth telling Bob to pass there.

Of the 4, I do have one Bob who's a consistent knucklehead when it comes to passing. Otherwise, all 4 can be managed to victories, even in the Expert B-spec races.

B-spec seems to be infinitely better than B-spec in GT4, and it's not necessary to overwhelm the competition with a superior car any more. 👍